Hunter suffers leg injury in Burton

By News-Herald staff

Saturday, December 1, 2012

The Geauga County office of the Ohio Division of Wildlife is investigating an incident at 16182 Rapids Road, Burton, which occurred between 3 and 4 p.m. Saturday leaving one person injured, said Geauga County Wildlife Officer Scott Denamen.

Denamen said he could not go into detail about what happened as the event is under investigation.

Information from the Geauga County Sheriff's Department, which also responded to the scene, described the incident as a hunter possibly shooting another in the leg.

The Burton Volunteer Fire Department transported the injured party to University Hospital for treatment.